Posts tagged getting started
From CVs in Soho to CEO - Director and Editor Chiraag Parmar

Chiraag got his start in TV after handing out CVs around Soho in London. Today, he’s an award-winning director and editor running an indie production studio with a freelance team.

He talks to Steve about how he’s learned to build relationships and understand the numbers so he can take care of business development.

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The art of business - Lettering Artist Shelly Kim

For Lettering Artist Shelly, the key to successful freelancing has been in diversifying her income. Shelly’s developed multiple revenue streams including custom work, in-person and online workshops, brand partnerships, a book deal and soon, an online course.

She chats to Steve about how she’s learned to turn followers into customers and, since the pandemic, find a better work-life balance.

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Focus on where you’re going - Graphic Designer Innocent K Boateng

Innocent found his way into graphic design early, as a high school boy working in a printing press and watching and learning from his colleague.

Today, he’s running a freelance business alongside his university studies and trying to get the word out there to fellow young Africans — there is work online.

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